---
kind: "unit"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
key: "subtB/chV/part550"
level: "part"
label: "Part 550"
heading: "General Administrative Policy for Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreements"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/subtB-chV-part550"
sections_count: 25
---

# Part 550 — General Administrative Policy for Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreements

Title 7 C.F.R. — Agriculture › Subtitle B — Regulations of the Department of Agriculture › Chapter V — Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture

## Sections

- [§550.100. Purpose and scope.](/cfr/7/550.100.md)
- [§550.101. Definitions.](/cfr/7/550.101.md)
- [§550.102. Applicability.](/cfr/7/550.102.md)
- [§550.103. Eligibility.](/cfr/7/550.103.md)
- [§550.104. Competition.](/cfr/7/550.104.md)
- [§550.105. Duration.](/cfr/7/550.105.md)
- [§550.106. Mutuality of interest.](/cfr/7/550.106.md)
- [§550.107. Exceptions.](/cfr/7/550.107.md)
- [§550.108. Conflicting policies and deviations.](/cfr/7/550.108.md)
- [§550.109. Formation of non-assistance cooperative agreements.](/cfr/7/550.109.md)
- [§550.110. Certifications and compliance with statutory and national policy requirements; REE conflict of interest policy.](/cfr/7/550.110.md)
- [§550.111. Project supervision and responsibilities.](/cfr/7/550.111.md)
- [§550.112. Administrative supervision.](/cfr/7/550.112.md)
- [§550.113. Rules of the workplace.](/cfr/7/550.113.md)
- [§550.114. Availability of funds.](/cfr/7/550.114.md)
- [§550.115. Payment.](/cfr/7/550.115.md)
- [§550.116. Prior approvals.](/cfr/7/550.116.md)
- [§550.117. Program income.](/cfr/7/550.117.md)
- [§550.118. Peer review.](/cfr/7/550.118.md)
- [§550.119. Publications and audiovisuals.](/cfr/7/550.119.md)
- [§550.120. Press releases.](/cfr/7/550.120.md)
- [§550.121. Advertising.](/cfr/7/550.121.md)
- [§550.122. Vesting of title.](/cfr/7/550.122.md)
- [§550.123. Financial reporting.](/cfr/7/550.123.md)
- [§550.124. Technical and property reporting requirements.](/cfr/7/550.124.md)